SigmaTerm

Build number 40 was just posted. It’s main function it to fix up some last minutes issues with Apple’s early release of Snow Leopard (Apple OS 10.6.) If you’ve recently upgraded to Snow Leopard, definitely download this update. Certain machines were experiencing problems with the hardware-accelerated scrolling causing screen update failures.

In addition to these fixes, some minor updates regarding color palette initialization and a keyboard mapping fix were included.

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Just put up the second beta release, build 23. This adds support for a local shell as well as support for changing the number of lines used for the scrollback buffer. A crash that could occur on startup with certain saved settings has also been fixed.

Another note on startup crashes – in most applications, crashes that happen on startup are almost always a problem with the preferences file. If SigmaTerm is crashing on startup (though that should be fixed!) you can hold down the option key to ignore the preferences and load an internal default instead.

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The long awaited keyboard mapping functionality has been made available in /17. Get it while its hot! Up next: really nice line draw characters and the first beta version.
Changes for version 1.0.0 Alpha/17

1. Added keyboard mapping capability. Map to any text or escape sequence, as well as just
   about any menu function.
2. Added more codepages (ISO-8859-15,7,8,9), KOI8-R
3. Fixed some cursor size and redraw bugs that occurred when radically changing the font size all at once
   (like changing from fixed font mode to scalable and back.)
4. Made the default screen size a little larger, along with the default font.

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Getting closer to Beta! Added some nice mouse support for XTerm and related emulations. We’ve also started signing the code, which doesn’t mean much to end users – except that it will minimize the annoying “Allow/Disallow” keychain dialogs that pop up every time you update.

Changes for version 1.0.0 Alpha/16

1. In preparation for Beta, SigmaTerm is now being signed. This will remove the constant
   keychain “allow” dialogs you get every time you upgrade. You’ll see one more, then
   never again.
2. Updated the font cache to allow for more frequent cache hits when using color-heavy apps.
3. Added support for XTerm/DEC 200 mouse control for terminals. Works in VT2xx, VT3xx, VT420, XTerm and Linux emulations.
4. Added some small status icons to the status toolbar item to show capture mode, transparent print, and
   xterm mouse mode.
5. Fixed jittery scrolling while using two fingers on a trackpad.

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Lots of updates! Fixed a nasty crashing bug with resizing, added some great new convenience features.

Changes for version 1.0.0 Alpha/15

1. Added right-click context menu for copy, paste, and select all.
2. Added “Disallow close while connected” option to help prevent accidental window closures.
3. Added “Only allow remote disconnect” option for use with those systems in which you REALLY, REALLY,
   need to perform a logout procedure before disconnecting a session.
4. New icon for saved configuration files to differentiate them from the app icon.
5. Added new “default settings” concept. A collection of settings may now be saved as the default
   for all new opened windows. Use the “Make settings default” menu item under Connection.
6. Updated auto-login code to handle more systems. Should work for just about everything now.
7. Fixed a crashing bug when resizing while using the scrollback buffer.

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Very early this morning, we removed the licensing requirement for on-line activation. Previously, when a license was purchased and then entered into SigmaTerm, it would contact the licensing server on our website for validation. This, of course, required internet access, unblocked firewalls, etc., that may or may not be easy to arrange in the final install environment.

So we ditched it. While SigmaTerm itself will validate keys itself, as of /14, it will no longer register these with our server. This is partially controlled by the key that was issued. If you would like your key re-issued to never require this, please contact support@etrow.com and we’ll get it done.

Thanks,
Scott.

Fixed some nasty window resizing bugs today. Looking more beautiful than ever.

Changes for version 1.0.0 Alpha/13

1. Fixed vertical resize growth where lines could be duplicated on screen
2. Fixed a cursor destination problem that resulted in “line doubling” when shrinking
   the emulator window with the cursor not on the last line.

Just posted Alpha/12 for download.

Changes for version 1.0.0 Alpha/12

1. Changed default SCO-ANSI Alt1/2 codepages to be CP-437 instead of ISO-8859-1 (fixes line draw)
2. For SCO-ANSI, Changed default backspace character to ^H instead of default delete. This also
   overrides “Send Backspace as Delete”
3. Fixed SSH compression stepper.
4. Disabled “Copy identity to host” until some bugs are fixed
5. Improved searching in Edit host keys window.

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